Dear F&F, January 5-8, 2009 We certainly are getting plenty of exercise & I think it\’s caught up with us a bit. We are really moving slow on this grey & rainy day & since there are no mantas visible we did not go diving. We picked up Linda & Chuck on the other sailboat, …
Dear F&F January 4, 2009 Scott is nursing his sore ribs, so no diving for him today. Chuck & Linda picked me up in their dinghy & Chuck dropped Linda & me off near the lava point, which she also has dubbed \”Turtle Point\”. We saw mantas feeding from the surface & I was looking …
Dear F&F, January 3, 2009 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME We woke up at 6:30 am with an alarm, wanting to take an early dive. The sun does not rise until about 7:00 am. The dawn was spectacular & I was thrilled to be here & be alive from the moment my eyes opened. There …
Dear F&F, January 1 & 2, 2009 Jeronimo (panga driver for Solmar V) showed us another mound. Not too much action, so we cut that site short & went to our tried & true 25 foot mound. As I was handing Scott his camera he noticed a few drops of water inside the housing. His …
Dear F&F, December 29, 30, 31 2008 We awoke to see the 2nd dive boat anchored. It must have come in during the night, so both commercial boats are here diving this morning. We went by each in our dinghy to be friendly. Jeronimo on \”Solmar V\” does above water photography & is really interested …
Dear F&F, December 27, 2008 I feel like we are on a spiritual retreat, out here communing with the mantas. We have had so many wondrous experiences in a row. We do not take them for granted & are in complete awe with each creature that ventures near us. We just had another 45 minute …
Dear F&F, December 26, 2008 It\’s just past noon & we\’ve already had another amazing day. Scott spotted mantas on the surface just inshore of our boat at sunrise. We had a quick cup of tea & hopped in off \”Beach House\” with tanks. Chuck & Linda snorkeled & got to see 3 manta rays …
Dear F&F, December 25, 2008 Day 9 – San Benedicto Island Scott and Linda went out snorkeling this morning & they got to see 2 big turtles. She was very excited. Scott & I did only 1 dive today. No mantas. No sharks. But lots of colorful fish & some lobsters & an eel, so …
Dear F&F, December 24, 2008 Last night about 1 am we awakened to rain coming down on us. We leave the roof hatch open. It stays warm enough at night to use only a sheet or no covering. Certainly no blanket needed. We are actually south of the Hawaiian Islands latitude, so we are truly …
Dear F&F, December 23, 2008 We took the dinghy around to the dive site called \”The Boiler\”. It was much flatter seas so a more comfortable ride than when we went out with the commercial boats. Today we had a hard time finding the shallow site to anchor on. We had tied up to the …